Wednesday, May 20 | North Country Hard Cider Company, Dover
BOOM! The Fascination of Fireworks
Learn about the science behind the fireworks that light up our skies, and about their effect on wildlife.
​
Doors open 5:30; program begins at 6 p.m.​​​
Tickets available April 20​
​
Speakers
Taylor Readyhough is a Ph.D. candidate in the Wildlife Modeling and Monitoring Lab at UNH, where her work focuses on the community ecology of carnivores and their prey in urban ecosystems. Prior to coming to UNH, Taylor worked as an affiliate faculty member at Regis University (Denver, CO) in the biology and environmental science departments and as a behavioral research associate at Denver Zoo studying male Asian elephant social behaviors. Taylor is passionate about teaching and expanding her role as an educator beyond the classroom to increase community engagement and science outreach.
​
Christine Caputo is an associate professor of chemistry at UNH and the founder and director of Seacoast Sips of Science. She first learned about public science outreach as a postdoc in the U.K. and decided to bring the concept to the New Hampshire Seacoast. Her research focuses on creating hydrogen, a clean fuel, using sunlight and water — it's what we call a solar fuel!